inking

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English

Verb

inking

  1. present participle and gerund of ink

Noun

inking (countable and uncountable, plural inkings)

  1. An application of ink.
    • 1900, Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office, page 175:
      In a rotary printing-machine, a cylinder carrying a single relief design, means for imparting successive complete inkings to said design []
  2. Work done by an inker, one kind of commercial artist
  3. Inputting text or drawings into a computer, tablet, or similar apparatus using a stylus.
  4. A defensive activity where ink is released by squids, cuttlefish, etc.